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MASSACRE OF MISSIONARIES
CAUSES SERIOUS CONCERN
Washington, March 26. Massacre
of foreign missionaries in Northwest
ern Persia and desperate plight in
which many others, with native
Christians, now find themselves is
causing this government serious con
cern. Advices received by state de
partment emphasize the dangers to
which the missionaries are exposed.
Turkish troops and Kurds are over
running the entire northwestern part
of Persia, murdering all male Chris
tians and carrying off women and
children.
Sec'y of State Bryan today again
cabled Ambassador Morgenthau at
Constantinople to make the most ur
gent representations to the Ottoman
government and to demand that full
protection be afforded American in
terests. It is reported that the Amer
ican missionaries have raised the
American flag above their compound
and demanded protection from native
officials.
"LOCAL COLOR" COSTS JOB
While searching in Chicago for
"local color" for a book on vice which
he intended to write, Rev. J. B. Trout,
pastor of Church of the Brethren,
Lanark, HL, was spied in company
with a woman of the underwordl.
When Rev. Trout got back to Lan
ark he found he had "resigned," But
he's written his book. It tells of the
evils of the city and their remedy, as
Rev. Trout sees it
MYSTERY IN HUSTON SUIT
Deep mystery surrounds a $10,000
suit for alleged slander which was
filed, in the circuit court yesterday by
Antonio Wakefield against Sanford
Huston.
Wakefield's attorney yesterday
stated that Huston had been talking
too much, but about what he refused
to say.
Huston denies knowledge of the
suit and Wakefield could not be
reached today.
NEIL ACCUSES CHARITIES OF
HURTING PENSION LAW
Because organized charity needs
children who are destitute as exam
ples by which they can collect cash
for their disposal they had the moth
ers' pension law made invalid is the
claim of Henry Neil, who fostered the
bill.
"The charities have found that
they cannot successfully beg money
unless children are being ruined by
poverty, so the charities prevent good
mothers from getting pensions and
use the stories of distress to collect
money to pay their own salaries,"
said Neil.
That 771 children were removed
from the care of their mothers, sep
arated from the parent and thrust
back into poverty by the amendment
forced into the mothers' pension bill
by organized charity is the claim of
those who favor the law.
Geo. P. Bruce, state congressman,
clerk in the juvenile court when the
change in the mothers' pension law
came about, who was in a position to
wa'tch the effect on the children, is
now in Springfield leading an active
fight for an adequate bill.
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CREATE DEPARTMENT FOR THE
HELP OF TEACHERS.
At the meeting of the school man
agement committee of the board of
education yesterday a welfare depart
ment to aid teachers, give help and
advice to teachers was created.
Jacob Loeb told how a teacher had
worried herself sick for fear of los
ing her position and how all of the
members of her family being unem
ployed a real estate man had obtained
a judgment against her for back rent.
The board refused to take action,
saving that it was not a collection
agency.
An attorney representing two
candy stores located near the Wells
school and a candy manufacturer
asked the board to stop the sale of
candy at the schooL Action post
poned.
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